Posts by maninthemiddle

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

redsox...that is something near to me. I was homeschooled and never learned how to study properly, much less ever have a chance to get a "higher" education.

I was denied a proper education becuase of this cult, i'll be damned if my son follows the same path. If he doesn't want to go to college, then that will be his choice to make.

NV...it killed me that everyone wanted me to go to bethel but expected that I would have no education to go farther than laundry. No offence to anyone who worked in laundry, but it is about having the choice taken away from you.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

Well said...NV

Here is the same paragraph from the Simplified version. As usuall they see it as a binary option.

4 Many men think that having money

and a job is more important than

studying the Bible and obeying what it

teaches. To get a university degree and

a well-paid job is more important to

them.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

And this mag just keeps on going. In another article that is clearly trying to get more men into servent roles takes on reasons way they are not "reaching out".

4 Men often put material security ahead of

spiritual pursuits. Getting higher education

and securing a well-paying job are priorities

formany of them. According to their way of

thinking, the reward of making money is

more urgent and practical than any benefits

that might come from studying the Scriptures

and seeking a close relationship with

God. What the Bible teaches may appeal to

them, but “the anxieties of this system of

things and the deceptive power of riches”

choke whatever interest they may have.

(Mark 4:18, 19) Consider how Jesus helped

his disciples to adjust their priorities.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.

WT 2011-11-15

11 Vigilant Christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.

Many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent

life.

But we Christians live as temporary residents and pursue different goals. We avoid “minding lofty things.” (Rom. 12:16; Jer.45:5)

Since we are Jesus’ followers, we heed his warning: “Keep your eyes open and guard against every sort of covetousness, because evenwhen a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15)

Consequently, young Christians are encouraged to pursue spiritual goals, getting only as much education as is required to meet their basic needs while focusing on preparing themselves to serve Jehovah ‘with their whole heart, soul, strength, and mind.’ (Luke 10:27)

By doing so, they can become “rich toward God.”

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Pregnant Jehovah Witness in bikini protest

by sizemik in

i know this is a bit old .

but wtf?

how nuts is this?.

maninthemiddle

from this forum post: http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/TB299JUKHKGOHD45G

As a parent from the school who witnessed all events I can tell you it was not a bikini but old underwear and a cape! The boundary hedge belongs to the school and yesterday she was wearing a rather fetching witches hat with a shower cap on top! She is scaring the children and playing her music so loud that they cannot learn. Not a very godly thing to do in my opinion. I can also assure you that she is a JW as she tries to give out the Watchtower whilst dressed in this way. Unfortunately most kids now think that JW's are mad so she's not doing much for the cause at all.

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Stupid rules

by MrFreeze in

there was no end to the amount of stupid rules put in place.

one that always bugged me was "no shirts with slogans when doing kh yard work or at jw gatherings.

id always get talked to about it when i'd wear shirts with a band on it or whatnot.

maninthemiddle

No Cabbage Patch dolls

Really? I live near the Cabbage Patch and they were really popular around here.

Now the Smurf legend was realy big around here, maye it morphed as it traveled across the country?

My pet peeve stupid rule was the killing of congragation wide gatherings. We had some rather fun and large parties when I was young, but as I got older the only parties had to be around an "excuse" like graduation.

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When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? Why It Matters - What the Evidence Shows

by wannabefree in

obviously 607 is a problem, watchower coming out full forces on this one in the latest public edition.. http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/wp_e_20111001.pdf.

maninthemiddle

Black Sheep, here is a portion from Google Books,

The key is, "served reliably"

Edited to add : "Mesopotamia and Iran in the Persian Period" so it shows up in searches.

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Aug. 15th WT - WT Society Dissing Internet Again - All JW's Beware !

by flipper in

jw
friends

we always know when the gb or wt leaders are nervous and worried about potential alleged " threats " to jehovah's witnesses - because they repetitively keep mentioning these perceived " threats " in talks at assemblies or in wt articles constantly.. the " witness only " august 15th wt is no different.

in a non-study article entitled " the internet - making wise use of a global tool " once again the wt society instills doubt and fear into witnesses by " warning " them about use of the internet.

3 " while the internet can provide valuable information, save us time, and serve a useful function, it can also misinform us, consune an inordinate amount of our time, and corrupt us morally.

maninthemiddle

Repost:

I remember that article, and that picture, fear mongering indeed.

Today, anyone with an Internet connection can become a desktop professor, pretending to be in the know, without even revealing his name. And there are no rules on who can publish ideas, information, images, and suggestions. "

However I find this statement most hypocritical considering we don’t know who writes their books. In religion there are also no rules on who can publish ideas, information, images and suggestions. Suggestions indeed. Think about that for a moment, are there rules in this country on who can publish physical books or magazines.

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Just tried my first ciggarette!

by highdose in

jw
friends

no i'm not planning on a 2nd, but i just wanted to try to see what the fuss was about.. well can't see that i can, didn't make me feel sick or better to be honest.

but the point is at least now i know!

i think thats whats called an informed desicion.

maninthemiddle

MAD!!!! I have enough respect for you from your time on this board to yell at you for thinking about going down that road.

You can still get some nasty cancer from a pipe even if you don't inhale it. For the love of you family DON'T DO IT.

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Growing up a Jehovah's Witness - New Video

by jwfacts in

i have put together a video - growing up a jehovah's witness 1960 -2010. it aims to show the things a witnesses would be taught as they age over those decades.

it is 15 minutes long.

this is my first attempt at a video and it took a while to work out how to use final cut, so please feel free to make suggestions if anything should be changed.

maninthemiddle

Two thumbs up.

I second Mickey's comment.

I would suggest using Skype or simply having Lance record using a quality micophone or even a good head set.